Mr. Cummings skillfully mixing clay, water, and lime to make daub

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
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© Rose Florian 2024

Maas Guy carefully arranging limestones with natural mortar to make the stone foundation of a Spanish Wall house

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
WARE Collective
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©Rose Florian 2024

Maas Guy building the stone foundation of a Spanish Wall house

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
WARE Collective
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©Rose Florian 2024

Mr. Cummings skillfully mixing clay, water, and lime to make daub

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
WARE Collective
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© Rose Florian 2024

Maas Guy and Bawly cutting the structural wood post for the Spanish Wall construction. Architect Ann Hodges in the background.

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
WARE Collective
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©Rose Florian 2024

Hole to secure the structural wood post in place

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
WARE Collective
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©Rose Florian 2024

Bawly digging the hole for the structural wood post for the Spanish Wall construction

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
WARE Collective
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©Rose Florian 2024

Mass Guy securing the structural wood post to the ground. Bawly observing

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
WARE Collective
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©Rose Florian 2024

Maas Guy and Bawly securing the structural wood post to the ground

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
WARE Collective
spanishwall-vernacular-construction-red earth-masonry
©Rose Florian 2024